BTS Releases State Transportation Statistics 2012 with Mapping Application
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), released its annual State Transportation Statistics 2012 (STS) – a web-only reference guide to transportation data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. STS 2012 includes a wide range of state-by-state information. The 10th annual STS consists of 115 tables of state data on infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger travel, registered vehicles and vehicle-miles traveled, economy and finance, and energy and environment, plus a U.S. Fast Facts page. In addition to the STS 2012 tables, state-by-state data can be viewed in a State Transportation Facts and Figures mapping application.
Census Bureau Releases Industry Statistics Portal Web Application
This new Web application, which replaces the existing Industry Statistics Sampler, provides easy access to all Census Bureau programs that release statistics for a user-selected industry, as classified by the North American Industry Classification System. Census Bureau business and industry statistics dating back to 1997 (according to the 2007 classification) will be available on the new application. Read more here.
Hispanic College Enrollment Surges in 2012
Hispanic college enrollment numbers increased from 2011 to 2012, even while white non-Hispanic and black enrollment numbers declined. Is this simply the product of a growing U.S. Hispanic population, or are there other forces at work? The adult Hispanic population in the United States has risen faster than both the white non-Hispanic and black populations in recent years. The Hispanic population increased by more than 2.2 million from 2011 to 2012, while the black population grew by only 800,000 and the white non-Hispanic population remained stable. Even without a change in the probability of being enrolled in college, we would expect growth in Hispanic enrollment to outpace that of these other groups. Read more here.
Notable Data Publications
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Calls for Comment
APDU maintains a list of open calls for comment on proposed federal data collections. We periodically alert APDU members to newly added calls for comment. Over the last several weeks, calls for comment on the following proposed data collections were published in the Federal Register (with due date):
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current Population Survey Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS
Energy Information Administration
Coal Markets Reporting System
Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Institute of Museum and Library Services
State Library Administrative Agencies Survey, FY 2014–2016
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
National Institutes of Health
The National Children’s Study, Vanguard (Pilot) Study
Office of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
Collection and Use of Nonfatal Workplace Violence Information from the National Crime Victimization Survey
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